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Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has been named the Premier League Player of the Season for the 2025/26 campaign after an outstanding year for the Red Devils. The Portuguese midfielder played a key role in United’s top-three finish and qualification for next season’s UEFA Champions League under manager Michael Carrick. Fernandes delivered eight league goals and 20 assists, matching the Premier League’s single-season assist record previously held by Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne. He now has the chance to set a new record when Manchester United face Brighton & Hove Albion in their final league match of the season.…

The Edo State Police Command has rescued the remaining six passengers abducted during an attack on a commercial bus operated by Young Shall Grow Motors along the Benin–Lagos Road. The bus, carrying 13 passengers from Akwa Ibom State to Lagos, was ambushed by armed kidnappers. Earlier, five victims — two adults and three children — had been rescued, while a female passenger sustained gunshot injuries during the attack. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, ASP Eno Ikoedem, confirmed that the remaining six kidnapped passengers were rescued unhurt. The Commissioner of Police,…

Bassirou Diomaye Faye has dismissed Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved Senegal’s government following months of escalating political tensions between the two former allies. A statement broadcast on state media confirmed that all ministers had been relieved of their duties, while the outgoing administration would continue handling routine government affairs temporarily. The fallout marks a dramatic split between Faye and Sonko, who rose to power together after the 2024 election. Sonko, a popular opposition figure with strong youth support, had backed Faye’s presidential bid after being barred from contesting due to a defamation conviction. Following his dismissal, Sonko reacted on…

Nigerian courts are wondrous zones, Where lawsuits grow grey hairs and bones. A matter starts when youth is sweet, And ends when grandchildren fill the seat. One man filed land case long ago, By judgment time, his son had grown. The boy became a lawyer too, Still arguing what his father knew. Why? Because of one immortal ghost, Our courts and system cherish most. A spirit nobody can overthrow: The mighty doctrine called “De Novo.” Ah yes. The legal art of resurrection, Where suffering receives fresh injection. A case may…

The United States government has announced that Nigerians and other foreign nationals on temporary visas must now return to their home countries to apply for permanent residency, commonly known as a Green Card. According to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the move is aimed at restoring the “original intent” of America’s immigration laws by preventing temporary visa holders from changing their immigration status while already in the country. Under the new policy, foreign nationals seeking permanent residency will be required to process their applications through US consular offices in their respective home countries, supervised by the US Department…

Cardi B emerged as the biggest nominee for the 2026 BET Awards 2026 with six nominations, while Nigerian stars Wizkid, Asake, Tems and Burna Boy secured spots in major categories ahead of the ceremony in Los Angeles. The nominations, announced on Tuesday, set the stage for the awards show scheduled for June 28 at the Peacock Theater, with comedian and internet personality Druski confirmed as host. Cardi B’s six nominations include Album of the Year for Am I the Drama?, Best Female Hip Hop Artist, Best Collaboration, Viewers’ Choice Award, Video Director of the Year and the newly introduced…

Governor Dikko Umaru Radda has directed the Katsina State Ministry of Water Resources to immediately carry out a comprehensive technical assessment of two collapsed earth dams located in Kore village and Majen Wayya in Batagarawa and Charanchi Local Government Areas. The governor issued the directive on Tuesday at the Government House in Katsina while receiving a delegation of stakeholders, including defectors from the ADC and PDP who officially joined the APC. Radda described the collapse of the dams as a serious infrastructural challenge requiring urgent attention to protect agricultural production and improve food security in the state. According to…

Dangote Industries Limited has launched preliminary steps toward developing a proposed 10,000-hectare deep seaport in the Olokola Free Trade Zone, signaling a major expansion into maritime infrastructure, logistics and export-driven industrialisation. The project, part of the company’s Vision 2030 agenda, is aimed at strengthening its position as a globally recognised manufacturing and industrial powerhouse. Situated along Nigeria’s Atlantic coastline between Ogun State and Ondo State, the planned seaport is expected to become a major hub for imports, exports and regional trade activities. A delegation from the company, headed by Managing Director of Infrastructure and Logistics, Capt. Jamil Abubakar, has…

Vice President Kashim Shettima has disclosed that some individuals from Borno State once accused him of attempting to assassinate President Bola Ahmed Tinubu through traditional outfits he gifted to him during the 2023 election campaign. Speaking in Abuja at the launch of former Head of State Yakubu Gowon’s autobiography, My Life of Duty and Allegiance, Shettima said the allegation surfaced just three months after Tinubu assumed office. According to the Vice President, he had provided the President with Borno-style traditional clothing and caps during the APC campaign tours across northern Nigeria to help him connect better with northern audiences.…

Chinese tech giant Alibaba has introduced a new artificial intelligence processor, the Zhenwu M890, which the company says delivers triple the performance of its earlier Zhenwu 810E chip. The launch comes as China intensifies efforts to strengthen its domestic semiconductor industry in response to ongoing U.S. export restrictions on advanced chips from firms such as Nvidia. Alibaba revealed that the new chip is equipped with 144GB of GPU memory and offers interchip bandwidth of 800GB per second. The company added that over 560,000 Zhenwu chips have already been deployed across more than 400 customers in 20 industries, highlighting rising…